T85.738

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other nervous system device, implant or graft

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 3 never code together

T85code

Excludes2

failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)T86.-

S00-T88chapter

Excludes2

birth trauma (P10-P15)P10-P15
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)O70-O71

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 3

A initial encounter

D subsequent encounter

S sequela

Instructional notes 5

T85.738code

Inclusion terms

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to intrathecal infusion pump

T85.7code

Use additional code

code to identify infection

S00-T88chapter

Notes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-

Index entries leading here 4

Complication (s) (from) (of)
- electronic stimulator device
  - nervous system T85.9
    - infection and inflammation T85.738
- intrathecal infusion pump
  - infection and inflammation T85.738
- nervous system G98.8
  - device, implant or graft — see also Complication, prosthetic device or implant, specified NEC
    - specified NEC
      - infection and inflammation T85.738
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- due to or resulting from
  - device, implant or graft T85.79
    - electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator)
      - nervous system T85.738
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
- due to device, implant or graft — see also Complications, by site and type, infection or inflammation
  - electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator)
    - nervous system T85.738
Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9
- due to device, implant or graft T85.79
  - electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator)
    - nervous system T85.738

Alongside this code 6 same parent — T85.73

T85.730 I/I react d/t ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt category T85.731 I/I react d/t implnt elec nstim of brain, electrode (lead) category T85.732 I/I react d/t implnt elec nstim of peripheral nerve, lead category T85.733 I/I react d/t implnt elec nstim of spinal cord, lead category T85.734 I/I react d/t implnt elec nstim, generator category T85.735 I/I react d/t cranial or spinal infusion catheter category

Subordinate codes 3

T85.738A I/I react d/t other nrv sys device, implnt or graft, init T85.738D I/I react d/t other nrv sys device, implnt or graft, subs T85.738S I/I react d/t other nrv sys device, implnt or graft, sequela

Medications 5

1336 Nervous System Diseases drugs 131 Nervous System Neoplasms drugs 12 Nervous System Malformations drugs 693 Central Nervous System Diseases drugs 80 Central Nervous System Infections drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

Additional references

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Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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This code

Billable: no
Code set: FY2026
Parent: T85.73
Block: T07-T88
Siblings: 6
Subordinate: 3

Present FY2024–FY2027.